Practice giving advice and making suggestions in Italian
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| Do you know how to give advice and make suggestions in Italian? |
| Welcome to Three Step Italian Practice by ItalianPod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice giving advice and making suggestions in Italian — using natural expressions to invite someone to do something. |
| Let's look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| Ci vogliono ancora due ore per Firenze. Che ne dici di mangiare qualcosa? |
| "It's still two more hours to Florence. What do you say we eat something?" |
| Sì, buona idea. Chiamiamo il servizio ristorante. |
| "Yes, good idea. Let's call the dining service." |
| Cosa consiglia? |
| "What do you recommend?" |
| Questo snack è in offerta. |
| "This snack is on offer." |
| Sì, due di questo. Emily, perché non prendiamo anche una bibita? |
| "Yes, two of these. Emily, why don't we also get a drink?" |
| D'accordo. |
| "Alright." |
| In this lesson, you'll practice two common ways to make suggestions in Italian. |
| First, Che ne dici or dice di followed by an infinitive verb phrase — it means "What do you say about doing something?" |
| For formal speech, we use Che ne dice di…? |
| Second, Perché non followed by a present tense verb phrase — this means "Why don't we…" or "Why don't you…" and works in both casual and polite situations. |
| These two patterns are simple, natural ways to suggest an idea or invite someone to do something in Italian. |
| Now let's practice using this grammar with some sentences. |
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